Principal Data Analyst — Growth Analytics & AI (Remote)

DEPT®; New York (NY); On-site; USD 96,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare

401k with match

PTO

Paid Company Holidays

Parental Leave

Job summary

DEPT® is seeking a Principal, Data Analyst to help shape business and data strategy for client projects. You will apply quantitative methods, data mining, predictive modeling and forecasting to solve marketing and product problems, collaborating with product, engineering, marketing, sales, and finance teams.

This role requires strong SQL and analytics skills, experience with cloud platforms, and a passion for mentoring junior colleagues while delivering clear, actionable insights.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of applied analytics in marketing, product, engineering, sales, or finance.
• 5+ years of discovery and assessment of a client’s data portfolio, data tools, and data applications.
• 3+ years of data management and consulting experience.
• Strong working knowledge of SQL. NoSQL is a plus.
• Experience in at least one or more languages for applied statistics, data analysis, and machine learning - Python, R, Matlab, SPSS.
• Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, GCP, Azure to use/deploy analytics solutions.
• Skill in utilizing LLMs and AI coding tools. Curiosity and excitement about the AI transformation of analytics.
• Manage a data ecosystem including ETL, data governance, reporting and insights.
• Ability to take a project from RFP/SOW/BRD to delivery: project management, requirements gathering, data architecture, workflow management, quality assurance, reporting and visualization, presentation.
• Interest in mentoring junior colleagues on process, analysis, deliverables, client communication, and management skills

Responsibilities

• Shape business and data strategy for clients through analytics, forecasting and data-driven insights.
• Perform data mining, predictive modeling, and applied statistics to solve business problems.
• Present methodology and findings to Product Managers, Engineers, Marketing, Sales and Finance.
• Lead data-driven processes with an engineering mindset and client-focused approach.

Skills

Analytics experience

Data portfolio discovery

Data management

SQL knowledge

Python/R/Matlab/SPSS

Cloud platforms

LLMs / AI tools

ETL / data governance

Project delivery (RFP/BRD)

Mentoring

Tools

SQL databases

NoSQL databases

AWS

GCP

Azure

Job description

DEPT® is seeking a Principal, Data Analyst to help shape business and data strategy for client projects. You will apply quantitative methods, data mining, predictive modeling and forecasting to solve marketing and product problems, collaborating with product, engineering, marketing, sales, and finance teams.

This role requires strong SQL and analytics skills, experience with cloud platforms, and a passion for mentoring junior colleagues while delivering clear, actionable insights.